Summary
Wayne School of Technical Arts is a public school in Goldsboro, North Carolina, serving 271 students in grades 6–12 as part of Wayne County Public Schools. For 2025–2026, it earned a 4-star rating and ranked 97th out of 662 high schools statewide, placing it in the 85th percentile. That makes it the second-highest-ranked school in its local district group, behind only Wayne Early / Middle College High and well ahead of Wayne School of Engineering, the district’s comparable 6–12 science and technology school. It also outranks traditional high schools such as Eastern Wayne High, Rosewood High, Southern Wayne High, and Goldsboro High.
Academically, the school exceeded both district and state proficiency in every reported subject. In 8th-grade science, 100% of students were proficient; in 7th-grade math, 97.9%; and in 8th-grade reading, 97.5%. High school results were equally strong, with English II at 92.5%, Math III at 92.9%, and Biology at 84.2%. Its math and science scores rival those of Wayne School of Engineering, and it actually posts higher Biology and Math III proficiency. This strength appears early — middle-grades scores run roughly 30 to 44 percentage points above state averages, suggesting solid preparation before high school.
Attendance is another bright spot. Chronic absenteeism is 19.9%, well below the district’s 31.6% and the state’s 24.2%, and far lower than many local high schools. Even more notable, nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, yet the school’s economically disadvantaged students rank 92nd of 620 schools statewide (85th percentile), and every reported student subgroup earns at least a 4-star rating. One caution for parents: with roughly 35 to 45 students per grade level, year-to-year proficiency rates can swing noticeably, and no graduation rate is currently reported. Overall, though, the evidence shows a small school achieving unusually consistent academic success across a broad range of learners.
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